G/LIC/N/2/PHL/1 8 November 2016 (16-6182) Page: 1/3 Committee on Import Licensing Original
G/LIC/N/2/PHL/1 8 November 2016 (16-6182) Page: 1/3 Committee on Import Licensing Original: English AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 5.1-5.4 OF THE AGREEMENT1 PHILIPPINES The following notification, dated 3 November 2016 is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the Philippines. 1. (a) Title / number / date of the law or regulation establishing / changing the import licensing procedure: • Republic Act No. 10591 dated 29 May 2013 and its IRR dated December 2013 – An Act Providing for a Comprehensive Law on Firearms and Ammunition and Providing Penalties for Violations Thereof, otherwise known as the “Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act”. • R.A. No. 9516 - (An Act Further Amending the Provisions of P. D. No. 1866, as Amended, Entitled Codifying the Laws on Illegal/Unlawful Possession, Manufacture, Dealing in, Acquisition or Disposition of Firearms, Ammunition or Explosives or Instruments Used in the Manufacture of Firearms, Ammunition or Explosives, and Imposing Stiffer Penalties for Certain Violations thereof and for Other Relevant Purposes) dated 22 December 2008. • Implementing Rules and Regulations on Controlled Chemicals pursuant to Section 4-C to 4-F of PD 1866 as Amended by RA No. 9516 dated June 9, 2016 • Presidential Decree No. 1866 dated June 29, 1983 – Codifying the Laws on Illegal/Unlawful Possession, Manufacture, Dealing In, Acquisition or Disposition of Firearms, Ammunition or Explosives, and Imposing Stiffer Penalties for Certain Violations Thereof and for Relevant Purposes. • Republic Act 8294 dated June 6, 1997 – An Act Further Amending the Provisions of Presidential Decree No. 1866, as Amended, entitled “Codifying the Laws on Illegal/Unlawful Possession, Manufacture, Dealing in, Acquisition or Disposition, of Firearms, ammunition or Explosives, and Imposing Stiffer Penalties for Certain Violations Thereof and for Relevant Purposes.
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